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CHANGE MAKING APPARATUS.

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LESTER H. THOMPSON, 015 BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TOJ. 1. BENJAMIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND ONE-THIRD TO A. P. WILLIAMS,OF WEST UPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

GRANGE-MAKING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

' of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Change- MakingApparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The general object of the present invgition is to provide a novel andimproged ma; chine or mechanism by which coins fem, senting thedifi'erence in value betyfiefinlthe amount paid and the value of thething bought be delivered, withoutlreqfiilfi mental calculation.

More particularly, my object has been to devise a simple form of such amachine, capable of use where the values dealt with are in terms of acertain fixed sum or multiple of such sum, for instance, the sum of fivecents and multiples thereof, for which street railway transportation isordinarily sold.

One use which I have had in view for the machine described and claimedin this application is in connection with street railway cars, where theunit fare is five cents, my purpose beingv to enable the proper changeto be delivered when coins of a value greater than the unit aretendered, without calculation on the part of the conductor of the car,without requiring him to handle money, and more rapidly than can be donewhen the money'is handled. The machine is adapted to be used uponprepayment cars,

and is so designed that any coin, whether of the value of a single fare,or of greater value, may be deposited by the passenger himself, and bwhich the proper change, when the coin is of greater value than theamount of the fare, may be delivered instantly, whether one or morefares are paid for.

The invention consists in the improve ments hereinafter described andclaimed, which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and in allmodifications and alterations in the mechanical construction andarrangement within the scope of the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of the Workingparts of the machine, the inclosing case being shown in section. Fig. 2represents a side elevation of the same, the case also being cut away.Fig. 3 is a plan view of the machine. Fig. 4 is an under plan view. Fig.5 is a sect onal view representing a section taken on line 5-5 ofFig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view on line 66 of Fig. 1 lookingin the direction of the arrow. Fig. 7 is a detail view illustratinn themanner in which a spurious coin may be ejected. Fig. 8 is a detailedsectional view on line 8-8 of Fig. 3. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the coinmagazine, and Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a deflector used inconnection with the magazine. Figs. 11 and 12 are detail sectionalelevations of the coin ejecting mechanism by which coins for makingchange are delivered. Fig. 13 is an elevation of parts of the operatingmechanism.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents in general a coin magazinehaving compartments for coins of various denominations. In theparticular embodiment of the invention here illustrated there are fivecompartments, of which the compartment 2 is designed "to receive halfdollars, the compartment 3 quarter dollars, the compartment 4: dimes,and the compartments 5 and 6 are both designed to receive five-centpieces. This magazine. and all of the operating parts except theexternal handle and trig- I gers hereinafter described, are inclosed ina case 6 which is adapted to be opened, but is normally kept closed andlocked to prevent theft of the money and tampering with the mechanism.

In the top of the case are openings through which project coin chutes 8,9, l0

and 11 having slots respectively adapted to receive coins of differentdenominations. For instance, where the machine is designed for thepurpose before mentioned the slot in the chute 8 is sufiiciently largeto receive fifty-cent pieces, that in chute 9 to receive twenty-fivecent pieces, that in chute 10 to receive dimes, and that in chute 11 toreceive five-cent pieces. In the following description I will refer tothe several coins for the sake of brevity, by their common designations,respectively half dollars, quarters, dimes and nickels. The several coinchutes'have openings in their bottoms which are arranged so as todischarge the coms therefrom into the corresponding chambers V sages 13,14 are curved in the arc of a circle about a point 16 as the centerwhich point is the pivotal axis of the e ector. Such ejector has an ear17 pivoted at 16 on the exterior of the chute, and it also has a triggerportion 18 by which it may be operated. The denomination of the coin forwhich the chute is intended may be stamped on the trigger, which therebyalso serves to identlfy the chute. One side or part of the chute ispreferably made of some transparent material, as glass, whereby theentire extent of the passage may be seen from outside, and the coin mayalso beseen after it has been deposited. Thus the conductor or attendantis enabled to determine whether the coin is good or not, and if-it isnot, he can eject it by depressing the trigger 18 in the manner shown inFig. 7. The end of the ejector normally lies back of the outlet 13, asshown in Fig. 6, where itis inoperative and ofiers no impediment to thepassage of the coin, but when moved by depression of the trigger ittravels through the passage 12 and ejects the coin from the slot. It isnormally held in the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 6 by a spring 19surrounding the pivot pin 16 and properly engaged therewith and with theear 17. A stop lug or abutment 20 on the ejector engages the top of thecoin chute, as shown in Fig. 6, and prevents the ejector from beingwithdrawn by the spring to too great an extent, and retains the end 1 ofthe ejector in position to act as a guide for the coin when the latteroperates the mechanism.

Beneath the outlet of each coin chute is an arm or bar 21 pivoted at 22to a part of the frame, and having a rigid downwardly projecting leg orextension 23 pivoted to one end of a link 24, which in turn is pivotedto a lever 25. Such lever is pivoted upon a pintle rod 26 secured in thefront portion of the frame. There are as many levers 25 as there arecoin chutes, and all the levers are pivoted upon the same pintle rod.

Slidably contained in an upright groove in each coin chute is a bar orslide 27, from the side of which extends a pin or stud 28 which crossesthe coin passage. The bar itself is beside the passage and does notinterfere with the coin, but the stud is adapted to overlie the coinwhen in its uppermost position and acts as a pusher to dislodge the coinfrom the chute. The bar 27 is guidedby a stud 29 projecting through aslot 30 in the side of the chute, see Fig. 2. Each coin chute isequipped with such a pusher as that described. Each pusher bar has awrist connection with an arm 31 rigidly secured to a rock shaft 32supported in bearings in the machine frame, and having another arm 33connected by a link 34 with a rocker 35 pivoted at 36 to a part of theframe. To the rocker 35 is connected a spring 37 which also is connectedwith the arm 33 at the point 38. As the point 38 is farther from therock shaft 32, than the distance between the pivot 36 and the point atwhich the spring is connected to the rocker 35, the spring normallyholds the arm 33, rock shaft 32, and arms 31 in the position shown byfull lines in Figs. 1, 2 and 6, whereby the pushers 28 are all elevatedabove their respective coin passages, leaving such passagesunobstructed. Thus, when a coin is dropped into any of the slots, itialls through the passage until it is stopped by the end of the ejector,when it rests upon the bar 21, and is under the pusher 28, as shown infull lines at 40 in Fig. 6. An operating lever 41, which has a handle 42projecting outside of the case, is pivoted at 43, and has an arm 41lying near the swinging end of rocker 35. When the handle 42 is swung tothe rear, that is to the left of Fig. 2, the arm 41 strikes the rocker35, swinging it to the right, and thereby depressing all of the coinpushers 28. If at this time a coin is in any one of the chutes, it isforced downward by the pusher against the underlying bar 21, depressingthe latter and swinging the upper arm of the corresponding lever 25forwardly, untilthe bar 21 is removed far enough to permit escape of thecoin. The coin then drops from the bar into the mouth of the nearestmagazine compartment, as indicated by dotted lines at 44 in Fig. 6. Thepositions of the various parts when this movement of the coin occurs arealso indicated in said figure by dotted lines.

The levers 25, which are operated in the manner just described, performthe changemaking function of the machine. That is, all of such levers dothis except the one controlled by the unitcoin, which in this instanceis the five-cent piece. For describing this function I will refer nowparticularly to Figs. 3, 4, 5, 11 and 12. As shown in the last twofigures the compartments of the coin magazine are open at the bottom,but falling of the coins therefrom is prevented the coins, but arecomparatively short, hence when the coins are pushed beyond the guides,they are free to fall. It should be noted that between the plane of theguides and the bottom edgev of each adjacent compartment is a spaceslightly deeper than the thickness of the coin in such cmnpartment, sothat one.

coin and only one at a time may be removed from beneath the pile in thecompartment. Back of each compartment is a pusher 47 adapted to moveapproximately horizontally and normally just below the lowermost coin inthe magazine. All of these pushers are pivotally connected to a rod 48forming part of an oscillating frame or pusher actuator 49 which ispivoted at 50 to the stationary frame of the machine. Guides 51 areprovided for the pushers, and serve to retain them in the same verticalplanes with the spaces between the coin supports 45. The pushers arenormally pressed downward against the bottoms of their guides by springs52 which bear against them and re act against a rail 54 (Fig. 5)attached to the swinging frame 49. lVhen so held the pushers travelbeneath the coins, when moved by the oscillations of the swinging frame,without dislodging any coins, as shown in Fig. 12.

Beneath each pusher is a pivoted dog or pawl 55 of which the function isto make the pusher operative by raising the pusher far enough to engagethe bottom coin in the magazine compartment above, and it may,therefore, be termed the pusher lifter. Each such lifter is contained ina slot or guidebotween wings 56 projecting from a bar 57 which formspart of the machine frame and all are pivoted upon a rod 58 crossing theguides and held by the wings 56. When the lifter is in the positionshown by full lines in Figs. 11 and 12 it engages the under side of thepusher, and raises the latter high enough to strike the bottom coin inthe magazine, whereby the pusher is enabled to dislodge such coin fromthe retainers 45, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 11, where the coinbeing removed is indicated at 59. As soon as it is freed from theretainers 45, the coin drops upon an inclined plate or trough (30 (Fig.5), which guides it to a spout 61. This spout leads to a pan 62projecting from the forward side of the inclosing case 7, as shown inFig. 2. All the coins delivered by the change-making mechanism areguided to this pan, from which they may easily be removed by thepurchaser.

The swinging frame is operated by the handle 42 already describedthrough engagement of the arm 41 with a rocking lever 63 pivot-ed at 64to a part of the frame. Such rocking lever, or rocker, has an armprojecting below the pivot and pivoted to a strap or bracket 65 (Figs. 3and 4) which is secured to the swinging frame 49 and projects therefrom.It will be evident that the end of lever 71.

upon movement of the handle 42 forwardly, that is to the right as viewedin Fig. 2, the swinging frame moved in the same direction and the coinpushers 47 are given their coin-delivering movement.

Normally the pusher lifters 55 occupy the position shown in dotted lines(Fig. 12), where they are inoperative and permit the coin pushers totravel inoperatively. For putting the pusher lifters in the operativeposition I provide a series of rocking arms 66, which may be calledlifter actuators. There is one of such arms for each lifter, arrangedwith respect thereto as shown in Fig. 5. Said actuators are pivoted on apintle rod 67 and are positioned between ears 68 on the part of theframe which supports the rod 67. At the front of the frame and pivotedupon the rod 26 previously mentioned, are levers 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 and75, each connected with one of the actuator arms 66 by a link 76. Thelever 70 is thus connected with the actuator for the half dollar pusher,lever 71 with that for the quarter dollar pusher, lever 72 with that forthe dime pusher, levers 73 and 74 each with the actuator of one of thenickel pushers, and lever 75 with an actuator provided for anotherpurpose. The several levers 25 hereinbefore described as being operatedthrough the medium of coins in the receiving chutes are arranged so asto actuate respectively the lovers 71, 72, 7 3, 74, and 75. For thispurposethe right-hand lever 25, as represented in Fig. 1, has a tongue77 which overlies and is adapted to bear on the lever 75. Lever 25 is infront of lever 7 4, and so far away that it does not engage such lever,and the tongue 77 is offset inwardly to an extent sufficient to engageonly the lever 75. In a similar manner the next lever 25 to the left isoffset outwardly to avoid the transversely oflset portions of levers 71and 72, and has a tongue 78 which is offset inwardly to bear against thelever 74. The third lever (counting from right to left) is offset,overlies lever 71 without engaging it, and has a tongue 79 bent inwardlyto bear on lever 72. Finally the extreme left-hand lever 25 passes overthe offset part of the lever 70 and has a tongue 80 bent inwardlywithin, the lower end of the adjacent lever 25 at the right and bears onTherefore. when the right-hand lever 25 is actuated by a coin in thenickel chute, lever 75 is moved and the lifter actuator 66 correspondingthereto is moved. \Vhen the second lever 25 is set in motion by a dime,lever 74 and its corresponding actuator 66 are moved. and so on.Finally, at the extreme left of the machine is a lever 81 pivoted to astud S2 and having its end 81 so arranged as to bear on the lever 70 tomake the fift v ent pusher operative. Said lever 81 is engaged by a pushrod 83 sliding forwardly and backwardly at the left-hand end of themachine, as shown in Fig. 2, and having a push button 84 on its endoutside of the inclosing case. Further, connections are made between thelevers and 71 by a tongue 85 secured to the former and overlying thelatter; between levers 71 and 72 by a tongue 86 secured to 71 andoverlying 72; and between levers 73 and 74 by a tongue 87 secured to 73and bearing against 74. Connections having like effects but differentlyformed are provided -1I1d1- rectly between levers 72 and 73, and betweenlevers 74 and 7 5. Such connections are shown in Fig. 13, and are asfollowsz'The lifter actuator 66 coupled to the lever 72 has a stud 89overlying and engaging a stud 90 on the adjacent actuator 66, which iscoupled to the lever 73. Similarly, a stud 91 is carried by the actuatorwhich is coupled to the lever 74 and acts against a stud 92 carried Ibythe actuator which is coupled to the lever 75. The arrangement of thestuds 89, 90 and correspondingly 91, 92, is such that the right-handactuator'66 of each pair may be moved rearwardly, without disturbing theother, but when the left-hand actuator of the pair is so moved, both aremoved in unison.

The manner of operation of the machine for delivering change aftersubtraction of the amount of a street car fare from the amount tenderedin payment may now be understood. Supposing the amount tendered is adime, and one fare is paid. The dime is placed in the chute 10 andthere: upon handle 42 moved to the rear. This causes all the coinpushers 28 to be moved downward, but only that which is in the chute 10and engages the coin therein becomes operative. This one causes the bar21 under the chute 10 to be depressed, swinging the second lever 25outward, and pressing the tongue or arm 78 against the lever 74. Therebythe actuator 66 nearest to the magazine compartment 6, which is one ofthe compartments for nickels, is caused to strike the nearest pusherlifter 55, which thereupon elevates the pusher 47 for this particularcompartment into a position corresponding to that shown in full lines inFig. 11. As soon as the coin has slipped past the bar 21 into the propercompartment and the handle 42 is returned to neutral position, the partsdisplaced are restored, and the actuator 66 is removed from the lifter55 by a spring 93 (Fig. 5). The lifter, however, remains in theoperative position, holding the pusher elevated. The handle 42 is nextswung forwardly and acts through the rocker 63 to swing the pusher frameand move all the pushers forward. Only one particular pusher, however,has been made operative, and this one dislodges a nickel from thecompartment 6, which gravitates into the pan 62. Thus, the correctchange representing the difference in value between the dime and theprice of the transportation is returned to the purchaser.

In a similar manner, when a quarter is placed in the chute 9, thethirdlever 25 is operated, and levers 72,73 and 74 are all movedsimultaneously to the rear b means of the tongue 79, pins 89 and 90 antongue 87. Thereby the three actuators adjacent to the compartments 4, 5and 6 are all caused to make their respective pusher lifters operative,and the pushers for the dimes and for the two magazines of nickels areall made operative. Thus change consisting of a dime and two nickels isgiven for the quarter. A half dollar actuates the extreme left-handlever 25, and by means of the latter, the lever 71. Through theintermediate connections already described, the levers 72, 7 3 and 7 4-are also actuated and the pusher for the magazine of quarters, as wellas those for the dimes and nickels, is made operative. Finally the lever81 moves all of the levers 70 to inclusive and makes all of the coinpushers operative, so that when the handle is moved in the properdirection a coin from each compartment of the magazine is furnished,making change for a dollar, less the amount of the fare. Such lever 81is worked by the push button 84, since currency representing a dollar ormore is frequently or usually in the form of paper notes. From theforegoing it will be seen that when any coin less than a dollar isdeposited in the proper slot, it pays the amount of the fare andcontrols the changemaking apparatus, in case it should be of higherdenomination than the unit of fare, to cause the correct amount ofchange to be returned. I

The right-hand lever 25 which operates the lever 75, does not controlany coin pusher, but moves an actuator similar to the actuators 66 forother purposes, as, for example, the operation of a register fortallying the number of fares paid, or it may in need be, devoted to anyother use. WVhenever any coin is deposited and change made, no matterwhat the denomination of the coin, the lever 75 is operated and so alsois any mechanism driven or. controlled by it.

It is part of my purpose to provide means by which the amount of two ormore units, such as fares, may be subtracted from the amount of changedelivered. To this end the machine is equipped with a series of triggers96, 97, 98, 99 and 100, which may be numbered as shown to represent two,three, four, five and six fares respectively. The trigger 96 performsits function by disabling the pusher lifter for one of the nickelpushers, that is, the one which travels beneath the compartment 6. A rod101 is interposed between this particular pusher and a finger 102, onthe trigger. The end of such rod nearest the trigger passes through aplate 103 on the back of the frame, and is bent upward and back, passinga ainthrough the plate, whereby it is guided and so held as to be alwaysproperly engaged.

with the finger 102. The other end asses through the bar 57 of the framead]acent to the depending part of the lifter pawl 55. A spring 104 isinterposed between the bar 57 and an abutment on the rod, and holds therod and trigger in the position shown in Fig.8. When the trigger isdepressed the rod is pushed inward and swings the lifter back into thedotted line position shown in Fig. 12, where it is inoperative andallows the pusher to drop below the bottom coin. Thus this trig erdisables the pusher for one of the mic :els, so that the amount ofchange given for any coin is one nickel less than would be returnedotherwise. The second trigger 97 disablesthe pusher for the dimes byacting against a rod 105 which is pivotally supported at its ends andhas two o-fi'sets 106 and 107 respectively. One of these ofi'sets isbeside a finger of the trigger 97 like the finger 102, and the otheroffset is back of a rod 108, substantially identical with the rod 101,which disables the lifter of the dime pusher. The third trig ger 98 alsohas a finger like the finger 102 which engages an ofi'set loop 109 on arod 110, which loop engages the rod 108 and another rod 111 similarthereto. The rod 111 disables the lifter for that pusher which travelsbeneath the compartment 5, containing nickels. Trigger 99 has a fingerhearing on an offset 112 formed in a rod 113, such offset extendingacross the three rods 101, 111 and 108, so that when such trigger isdepressed, all of these rods operate and make the pushers for the dimesand both piles of nickels inoperative. Finally the trigger 100 actuatesa rod 114, which controls the lifter for the quarter dollar pusher. Allof the offset rods 105, 110 and 113 are pivotally mounted at their endsin brackets 115 secured to the plate 103, while the trig; gers arepivoted upon a rod 116 secured in extensions of said brackets.

From the foregoing it will be seen that trigger 96 diminishes the amountof change delivered by one nickel, trigger 97 diminishes it by one dime,trigger 98 diminishes it by one dime and one nickel, trigger 99diminishes it by one dime and two nickels, and trigger 100 diminishes itby the amount of one quarter dollar. Thus as the machine is designedoriginally to subtract one fare before returning change, these triggerscause it to subtract additional amounts of from five cents totwenty-five cents. For retention of still further amounts, two of thetriggers may be operated together. Thus when 100 and 96 are depressedtogether, a quarter and a nickel are held back, causingseven fares to bepaid for, and so on, until depres- The lifter pawls 55 are so balancedand held with suflicient friction that they remain in whatever positionthey may beplaced in, and so, after being made operative by the actuator66 they remain operative until they are disabled by either thetrigger-operated rods, or b the pushers themselves. It will be seen roinFigs. 11 and 12 that in the under side of the pusher is a notch 117.This notch,is back of the end of the pusher and is adapted'todro overthe toe of the lifter, as shown in Fig. 12 when the pusher has reachedthe limit of its forward travel, and after the coin has i beendislodged. The end of the notch catches the lifter and pulls it backinto the inoperative position when the pusher returns. Thus, after eachactuation of the pushers, the lifters are all rendered inoperative readyfor a fresh start. a

I desire to state that it is not imperative that there should be twocompartments for nickels, but that two are provided for greaterconvenience in'making change for quarter dollars,-and .in order also toprovide a larger supply of nickels than could conveniently beaccommodated in one stack. A feature of considerable importance in theinvention consists in an automatic switch for causing the nickelsdelivered from the chute 11 to pass alternately into the two nickelchambers, so that both may be filled automatically. This switch deviceis shown in Figs. 9 and 10. It consists in part of two upright Walls119, 120 at the top of the magazine converging toward the outlet of thechute 11 and extending over the chambers 5 and 6 respectively. Betweenthese walls is pivoted a switch point 121, which turns about a stud 122so that it may lie close to either one wall or the other. The point isformed on abar 123 which has laterally extending arms or walls 124, 125,adapted to be brought near the walls 119 and 120 respectively when theswitch point is near the other Wall. For instance, suppose the point isnear the wall 120, as shown in Fig. 9, thus leaving an open channel tothe chamber 5. Then the arm 124 projects wholly or partly across thischannel so that the nickel cannot avoid striking it in falling into thechamber. The blow given by the nickel moves the switch point to theopposite side, opening a channel to the chamber 6 and placing the arm125 across the end of this channel, where it will be struck by a nickelrolling therethro-ugh. In this way the switch is shifted by the coinsthemselves to provide a passage into first one chamber and then theother.

- forward. In case the passenger should ten-' able as a unit from themachine and is provided with a base plate or lip 126 which passes overstuds 127 at the-sides and under an angle bar 128. The weight of themagazine is mainl supported on the ribs or lips 129 of the amefurnishing the sides of the pusher guideways 51 previously described.The under side of the lip 126 is provided with grooves 130 which guidethe coins as they are dislodged by the change pushers 47.

When this machine is employed upon a streetcar. it is put in charge ofthe conductor, who operates the handle 42. The passengers are instructedto place the coins which they produce for fare into t e proper chutesthemselves. The conductor operates the lever first to feed the coin fromthe'chute into the magazine, and thereby make operative whatever changepusher may be required, and then swings the handle forward,

which actuates the pushers and causes the change to be dislodged fromthe magazine. If two or more fares areto be paid for from the same coinhe depresses the proper trigger 96, 97 etc., corresponding to the numberof fares paid for, after having swung the handle to the rear and beforeswinging it der a dollar or more, the money is handed to the conductor,who pushes the button 84, then swings the handle 42 forward and returnsthe change for a dollar, less the amount of one fare. Or he diminishesthis amount by manipulation of the triggers according to the number offares paid for.

I have described the use of the invention on a street car as merelytypicalof one use to which it may be put, and in order that theprinciples of construction and operation of the invention. might betho-roughly understood. I therefore do not wish to be understood aslimiting the application of the in vention to purposes of railwaytransportaticn, nor as implying that the invention could'not be used forall purposes whatever, where it is desirable to return change torepresent the differences in value between the amount paid and the valueof the thing bought. By duplicating the parts, and without changingtheir character in the least, the machine may be made'capable of dealingin units other than five cent values, and with any monetary system.Finally I wish to state that I do not limit myself in any wise to thedetails of construction shown in the drawings and particularlydescribed, as I contemplate making many and wide changes in the form andarrangement of the mechanical parts, which may greatly alter theexternal appearance of the machine, but will not affect or modify theessential principles thereof.

1. A machine of the character described,

comprising a plurality of coin chambers, normally inoperative ejectingdevices for said chambers, each adapted when made operative to remove acoin from its respective chamber, actuating means connected to all ofsaid devices for moving them allin unison, a plurality of coinreceptacles adapted to receive coins of different denominations, pushingmeans associated with each receptacle for propelling the coin therein,mechanism operated by each coin of higher denomination forautomaticallyputting such of said ejecting devices into operative condition that thelatter may deliver coins ambunting in value to that of the propelledcoin less a predetermined fixed amount, and means for renderinginoperative selected ones of said ejecting devices.

2. A machine of the character described, comprising chambers containingchangemaking coins of different denominations, coin receptacles adaptedto receive coins of different denominations, a pusher for propelling thecoin in each receptacle, an ejector for the coins in each of saidchambers, means for moving all of said ejectors at the same time at eachoperation, and mechanism operated by each propelled coin of a valuehigher than a, predetermined amount, for automatically and invariablyputting certain of said ejectors into condition to deliver changerepresenting the difference in value between that of the operating coinand a fixed amount, and means for making certain of said ejectors againinoperative, whereby to reduce the value of the change delivered.

3. A machine for the purpose indicated comprising a plurality ofreceptacles each proportioned to receive a coin of differentdenomination, pushing means adjacent to each of said receptacles adaptedto propel the coin therein, a series of change compartments containingcoins of different denominations, ejectors for removing coins from saidcompartments, there beingvone ejector for each compartment and saidejectors being normally inoperative, actuating mechanism for each ofsaid coin receptacles operable by propulsion of the coin in thereceptacle, connections controlled by said mechanisms for automaticallymaking operative the ejectors of those chambers containing coins ofwhich the unit values amount to a sum equal to the diflerence betweenthe value of the coin and the thing purchased, and an operating membermovable in one direction to actuate said pushmg means, an in theopposite direction to actuate said ejectors. I

4. A cash-receiving and change-making machine comprising chambers orcompartments containing coins of various denominations, pushers mountedadjacent to said chambers, a pusher carrier movable as a unit andcarrying all the said pushers, said pushers being normally placed so asnot to engage co1n,1n their respective chambers,

pusher lifters adjacent to the several pushers each independentlyoperable to put the adjacent pusher into position for removing a coinfrom the adjacent chamber, a plurality of coin receptacles each adaptedto receive a coin of different value, means for propelling coins in theseveral receptacles and a plurality of mechanisms each operated by oneof such coins including connections'arranged to operate a sufficient numwhat the value of the actuating coin'may be.

5. A. coin-receiving and change-making machine comprising a manualactuator opc-rable in opposite directions. coin recepta cles, mechanismsoperated by movement of said manual actuator in one direction for pro'ielling the. coin contained in any of the receptacles, changecompartments and ejectors adjacent thereto, said ejectors being normallyin an inoperative condition, mechanism operable by the movement of themanual actuator in the opposite direction for moving said ejectors inthe direction for delivering change, and means operable by a coinpropelled in one of said receptacles for rendering suflicient of suchejectors operative to deliver change representing the difference betweenthe value of the actuating coin and the value of thc thing purchased.

6. In a coin-receiving and change-making machine, chambers havingoutlets at their bottoms for receiving coins ofvarious denominations,normally inoperative pushcrs arranged to travel horizontally beneath theseveral chambers for delivering change, means for moving said pushersall together back and forth, mechanism operated by a coin received inthe machine for automatically raising into the planes of the lowestcoins in their chambers the change delivering pushers of those chamberscontaining coins of which the combined unit values equal the valuebetween that of thereceived coin. whatever such value may be, and apredetcrmimal fixed value, without mental calculation oradjustment. andmeans operablc independently for restoring one or more of said dlivering pushers to inoperative position.

7. A machine for receiving coins and making change, comprising areceptacle for coins, a member arranged to oppose passage of the coinfrom such receptacle and being movable by the coin, a coin magazine, acoin remover adapted to displace coins from said magazine, and beingnormally inoperative, mechanism operated by said member for renderingthe coin remover operative, amanually moved operating handle, mechanismfor displacing a coin from the receptacle arranged to'be operated bymovement of the handle in one direction, and mechanism for actuating thecoin remover arranged to be operated by movement of said handle in theopposite direction.

8. Anapparatus for receiving coins and rendering change, representingthe difference between the value of the coin received and the value ofthe thing purchased, comprising a magazine having chambers containingcoins ofvarious denominations,

'coin removers movable adjacent to and below the several chambers andeach adapted to remove a coin from its respective chamber, such removersbeing normally below the coins in the chambers, guiding means forconducting coins to the several chambers, and mechanisms adapted to beoperated by the coins in passing into the chambers and constructed andarranged to raise the removers for coins of lower denomination than thecoin received into the planes ofthe lowermost coins in the respectivechambers.

9. In a coin-receiving and change-making machine, chambers for receivingcoins of various denominations, normally in0pcrative coin ejectorsmovable back and forth past the several chambers for delivering change,mechanism operated by a coin received in the machine for automaticallydisplacing sutlicient of said pushers into a path wherein they areoperable to deliver change, representing the value between that of thereceived coin whatever such value may be, and a predetermined fixedvalue, and manually controlled means for disabling the displacing meansof certain of said pushers, thereby making the delivering mechanism,thus rendered.operative, inope 'ative to such an extent as to subtract:1 further unit of value from the amount of the change dclivered.

10. A coin-receiving and change-deliver ing machine comprising aplurality of coin receivers each adapted to receive a coin of definitedenomination. different from the coins admitted to the other receivers,means for propelling the coin in any of said receivers through thereceiver. normally inoperative (.-hange-delivering members arranged totravel inopcrativc'ly past the lowest coins in the respectively adjacentreceivers. means operated by a coin in its travel through its receiverfor shitting into operative paths, wherein they are enabled todislodgecoins from the receivers, a sullicient number of said deliveringmembers to cause delivery of change equaling the difi'crence between thevalue of the actuating coin and a predetermined unit of value. andmanually operable means for :ausing certain of said members to be againdisplaced into their inoperative paths of movement to the extentnecessary to subt act one or more additional units of value from thevalue of the change delivered.

11. In a change-making machine, the coinbination of a coin magazine, adelivering member mounted to move past said coin magazine, and beingnormally caused to travel in a path wherein it cannot engage a coin inthe magazine, mechanism for moving said member forward and back, areceptacle for coins, means operable by a coin in such receptacle forputting the delivering member in an operative position with respect tothe coins in the magazine, and means independent of the mechanism bywhich the member is moved for restoringthe member into its inoperativepath.

12. A change-making machine including a receiving chute for coins, acoin magazine having an outlet in its bottom, a coin delivering membermounted to reciprocate below the magazine outlet, and being displaceableinto and out of a path intersecting the bottom coinin the magazine,mechanism operable by a coin in the receiving chute for lifting thedelivering member into said path, and independent means for returningthe lifting mechanism to inoperative condition while the deliveringmember -is in position for commencing its travel.

13. A machine of the character described, comprising a coin magazinehaving an outlet in its bottom, a pusher arranged below the bottom coinin the magazine, means for moving said pusher in a directionsubstantially parallel to the plane of the coin, a pusher lifter adaptedto elevate the pusher to such an extent that it may engage the bottomcoin in the magazine, a receiving chute for coins, mechanism operable bya coin in such chute for actuating the pusher lifter, andav deviceindependently operable for displacing said pusher lifter.

14. In a machine for receiving coins and delivering change, a chutehaving an outlet, a pusher arranged and adapted to displace a cointhrough such outlet, and an ejector mounted beside su'ch outlet andmovable therefrom across the path of the pusher toward the admission endof the chute for ejecting coins therefrom.

15. A coin chute having an inlet and an outlet, a pusher arranged andadapted to displace a coin through such outlet, an

ejector mounted beside the outlet and at the opposite side thereof fromthe inlet of the chute. being movable across the path of the pusherthrough the chute toward the inlet, whereby to eject coins fromthechute.

16. A coin receptacle having a .substan-' tially semicircular passageopening at both ends in the top of the receptacle, said receptaclehaving an outlet at its bottom in the central part of t I e passage, apusherarranged and ada ed to displace a coin through such outlet, acurved ejector pivotally mounted upon the receptacle and extendmg intothe passage approximately to the nearer side of the outlet, said ejectorbeing movable across the outlet and. through the passage toward theentrance thereof for ejecting coins.

17. A coin chute arranged in a vertical 18. In a machine for receivingcoins and delivering change, a plurality of receiving chutes adapted toreceive coins of difierent denominations and each having an outlet, andan ejector mounted beside the outlet of each chute and movable from suchposition toward the admission end of the chute, the said ejectors havingoperating portions in prominent positions adjacent to their respectivechutes and bearing indications showing the denominations of the coinswhich such chutes are adapted'to contain.

19. A change making coin receptacle comprising a plurality ofcompartments for coins of-difi'erent values, each having its own inletand constructed to contain the coins in stacks, and having outlets atthe bottom through which coins may be ejected edgewise, coin ejectorsarranged to travel back and forth near the lowermost coins in theseveral compartments, but out of contact with such coins, devices fordisplacing the respective coin ejectors into paths wherein they maystrike and dislodge the bottom coins in the respective compartments,automatic means operated by a coin of higher value in entering itscompartment for causing certain of said devices thus to displace theejectors of coins of inferior value, and triggers connected with saiddevices for rendering the latter inoperative, said triggers beingadapted to cause restoration of the ejectors into their normal positionsafter having been displaced.

20. A change-making apparatus for returning change diminished by apredeter mined or fixed value, or a multiple of such value from thevalue of the coin tendered, comprising a plurality of coin chamberscontaining coins of different denominations and'each having an outlet, aplurality of coin receptacles adapted to receive coins of respectivelydifferent denominations, coin ejectors adjacent to the several chambers,means for moving said ejectors normally in paths which take them clearof the coins in the chambers adjacent to which they are respectivelylocated, mechanism operated by any'coin of higher denomination than thesaid'predetermined amount or value, when placed in the appropriatereceptacle, constructed and operable to shift into paths wherein theyengage and displace coins through said outlet, sufiicient of saidejectors to thus eject coins totaling the difference between thedenomination of the deposited and the said predetermined or fixed value.

21. A change-making apparatus for returning change diminished by apredetermined or fixed value, or a multiple of such value from the valueof the coin tendered, comprising a plurality of coin chambers containingcoins of different denominations and each having an outlet, a pluralityof coin receptacles adapted to receive coins of respectively differentdenominations, coin ejectors adjacent to the several chambers, means formoving said ejectors normally in paths which take them clear of thecoins in the chambers adjacent to which they are respectively located,mechanism operated by any coin of higher denomination than the saidpredetermined amount or value, whenplaced in the appropriate receptacle,constructed and operable to shift into paths wherein they engage anddisplace coins through said outlets, suflicient of said ejectors to thuseject coins totaling the difference between the denomination of thedeposited and the said predetermined or fixed value and additional meansfor subsequently returning into the inoperative position the ejectorwhich is in operative relation to a chamber containing coins of whichthe denomination is equal to said predetermined or fixed value.

22. A machine for subtracting a predetermined or fixed value from theamount tendered, and returning change for the balance, comprising anumber of coin chambers each containing a stack of coins of differentdenomination from the coins in the other chambers, a series of coinreceivers each constructed to receive a coin of a denomination diflerentfrom those for which the other receivers are intended, an actuatoradjacent to each receiver adapted to be operated by the coin therein, ane ector for each coin chamber adapted to remove coins therefrom, said eectors being normally inoperative, mechanism for moving said ejectorsback and forth, and mechanisms operable by each of said actuators formaking operative sufiicient of said ejectors to cause delivery of coinstotaling in value the difierence between the coin deposited in anyreceiver and a predetermined fixed value.

23. A machine for subtracting a predetermined or fixed value from theamount tendered, and returning change for the balance, comprising anumber of coin chambers each containing a stack of coins of differentdenomination from the coins in the other chambers, a series of coinreceivers each constructed to receive a coin of a denomination differentfrom those for which the other receivers are intended, an actuatoradjacent to each receiver adapted to be operated by the coin therein, anejector for each coin chamber adapted to remove coins therefrom, saidejectors being normally inoperative, mechanism for moving said ejectorsback and forth, and mechanisms operable by each of said actuators formaking operative sufficient of said e'ectors to cause delivery of coinstotaling in value the difference between the coin deposited in anyreceiver and a predetermined fixed value, a pusher operative inconnection with each receiver for displacing the coin therein, and anoperat ing arm movable in opposite directions mounted to actuate saidpushers when moved in one direction and to actuate said ejectors whenmoved in the opposite direction.

In testimony'whereof, I have aflixed my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

LESTER H. THOMPSON.

Witnesses:

BEN. T. SNYDER, GEO. W. SNYDER.

